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T. MOMASTER.

HANGER FOR EAVBS TROUGHS.

No. 285,292. Patented Sept. 18, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THEODORE MOMASTER, OF SDOANSVILLE, NEW YORK.

HANGER FogR EAvEs-TROUGHS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,292, datedSeptember 18, 1883.

Application filed March 2l, 1883. (IVO model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THEoDoRE MolvIAs-l TER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at ,Sloansville, in the State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hangers forEaves-Troughs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to improvements in hangers for eaves-troughs, theobject of which is to furnish a cheapand easily-applied supp pentineform when seen from that direction.

A indicates that portion of the hanger upon i which blows may be struckto drive the tang into the building.

A is a hook which holds the inner side of the eaves-trough.

A is the tang to be driven into the building.

D is the outer point of the hanger, turned up so as to have asemicircular recess for the reception of the outer molding or head ofthe eaves-trough.

Dvis the extreme point of thehanger,which is bent down and over the beadof the eavestrough, and in this manner completes the fastening.

` E E indicate that portion of the hanger which ismade of serpentineform. As this particular construction enables a hanger to be fitted totroughs of different sizes, as it is obvious that by bending the parts Eand E the sizeof the hanger will be adapted to smaller troughs, as theopening will then be reduced, while by straightening these parts thisportion ofthe hanger will be enlarged and permit the introduction of alarger pipe.

The letter B represents the eaves-trough, and the letter O its outerbead or molding.

The outer end, D D', of the hanger may be adapted to fit over moldingson the outer side of the eaves-trough of a different shape from thatshown in the drawings, as it is intended to make the hanger of metalwhich can be bent to conform to the contour of any trough.

I am aware that a patent has been granted I. W. Gillespie, April 6,1869, for eaves-trough bracket. I do not claim his construction; but

Vhat I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A hanger composed of flexible metal, partly of serpentine form,having arm D D', adapted to be bent to different shapes, in coinbinationwith tang A, having hook A and head A, as described, and forthe purposesset forth.

2. A hanger of metal, partly of serpentine form, adapted to be bent orstraightened to iit troughs of various sizes, in combination-with tangA, having hook A and head A, as described, and for the purposes setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THEODORE MCMASTER.

Witnesses:

W. IRVING GRovENoR, GEO. N. MoN'rANYE.

